2020 Entitlement Certification Period for CAT Reporting Agents (Not Applicable to Industry Members). FINRA CAT will launch an online Entitlement Certification Process for CAT Reporting Agents on October 13, 2020, which requires each organization to review and verify all CAT accounts (user, administrator, machine) by December 17, 2020. In order to certify accounts, each CRA must designate a Certification Representative (CRep) by September 25, 2020.